Callistemon Species, Crimson Bottlebrush, Lemon Bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus)
Callistemon citrinus
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Callistemon citrinus flower
by eltel Sep 2, 2001 12:00 PM
Callistemon seed pods
by eltel Sep 2, 2001 12:00 PM
Crimson Bottlebrush in Victoria, Australia, November 1985
by kennedyh Jun 15, 2003 8:21 PM
Crimson Bottlebrush in Victoria, Australia, November 1985
by kennedyh Jun 15, 2003 8:22 PM
June 2003,in the UK, the bee's love the flower of the Bottle Brush.
by AlfPanrucker Jun 29, 2003 8:06 AM
A 3 meters shrub growing in Rio de Janeiro. Early spring.
by Monocromatico Oct 18, 2003 11:48 AM
Bloom. I have a bottle brush exactly like this. Rio de Janeiro, early spring.
by Monocromatico Oct 18, 2003 12:37 PM
Spectacular In spring in Australia
by Ozboy Oct 23, 2003 8:49 AM
I didn't know you could do this, but here it is, a ball shaped plant cultivated that way, in Pasadena California as a street tree
by palmbob May 4, 2004 10:53 PM
by KMAC Jul 19, 2004 8:14 AM
by KMAC Jul 18, 2004 8:14 AM
First year to bloom. Very young plant.
by trois Sep 22, 2004 1:34 PM
Showing leaves and stems. It has the lemon smell.
by trois Sep 21, 2004 1:34 PM
Brownsville, Texas great hummingbird draw
by BROforest Mar 23, 2005 3:22 PM
Grown from a small plug plant obtained from Mair & Thompson UK 1999
by wallaby1 Nov 28, 2005 10:11 PM
As seen at the San Francisco Zoo.
by Calif_Sue Jul 12, 2006 9:04 AM
This branch split into two blooms.
by Calif_Sue Jul 8, 2006 11:17 PM
As seen at the San Francisco Zoo.
by Calif_Sue Jul 4, 2006 10:56 PM
Taken on 12th July 06. It is doing well!
by wallaby1 Jul 23, 2006 10:08 PM
a bottle brush ending one flush of blooms and preparing for a new one. Bluffton, SC
by 1cros3nails4gvn Jul 17, 2007 10:11 PM
closeup of blooms on a young plant. Dec
by jdiaz Dec 4, 2007 12:31 PM
young plant being trained as a multi-stemed shrub. grew to this height from only 2 feet in one season. December z9 CA
by jdiaz Dec 4, 2007 12:31 PM
Lemon Bottlebrush, Crimson Bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus) blooms and leaves ... (Photo courtesy of Forest & Kim Starr. Kula Ace Hardware and Nursery Kula, Maui, Hawaii. September 06, 2007)
by htop Dec 31, 2007 5:39 PM
Lemon Bottlebrush, Crimson Bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus) leaves ... Photo (cropped by htop) courtesy of Forest & Kim Starr. Kula Ace Hardware and Nursery Kula, Maui, Hawaii. September 06, 2007.
by htop Dec 31, 2007 5:43 PM
Lemon Bottlebrush, Crimson Bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus) habit - note the bloom litter under the plant ... (Photo courtesy of Forest & Kim Starr. Olinda, Maui, Hawaii. December 25, 2006)
by htop Dec 31, 2007 5:46 PM
New spring growth and is getting ready to flower. Flowered already about a month ago or so.
by QCHammy Apr 2, 2008 5:38 AM
Earily April in the low country.
by CoreHHI Apr 4, 2008 3:41 AM
Easy no care shrub. This is about 8 years old.
by CoreHHI Apr 4, 2008 3:41 AM
by mike_freck Jun 28, 2008 4:07 AM
Crimson Bottlebrush in Victoria, Australia, November 1985
by kennedyh Dec 22, 2008 7:41 PM
Crimson Bottlebrush in Victoria, Australia, November 1985
by kennedyh Dec 22, 2008 7:42 PM
Crimson Bottlebrush in Victoria, Australia, November 1985
by kennedyh Dec 22, 2008 7:43 PM
This one was given to me by a friend. It looks beautiful. Will be grown in a pot in Sofia, Bulgaria. Zone 6b, 2300 feet AMSL
by purplesun Mar 11, 2009 5:32 PM
Grown in a pot. Sofia, Bulgaria. Zone 6b, 2300 feet AMSL
by purplesun Mar 11, 2009 5:32 PM
Los Angeles street tree
by palmbob Apr 8, 2009 5:17 AM
spring flowers, Los Angeles
by palmbob Apr 8, 2009 5:17 AM
by YesMan_ Oct 17, 2009 4:07 AM
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by YesMan_ Oct 19, 2009 3:06 PM
My bottle brush w/ bee, back yard 11/11/2010
by YesMan_ Nov 11, 2010 3:18 PM
by Kell May 17, 2011 9:39 PM
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by Kell May 17, 2011 9:40 PM
Gaiser Conservatory, Manito Park, Spokane, WA
by growin Apr 6, 2013 11:53 PM
Zone 7B/8A The netherlands, surivived multiple winters, get more tolerant with age
by Lodewijkp Jul 14, 2015 7:32 AM
zone 7B/8A flower close up
by Lodewijkp Jul 14, 2015 7:32 AM
by QCHammy Mar 18, 2017 5:48 AM
by QCHammy Mar 18, 2017 5:48 AM